Mrs. Rita Heithoff
K-12 Art
Teaching Assignment
K-12 Art
Extra Duties
Yearbook, Web and Prom
I attended Wayne State College and earned my Bachelor of Art in Education degree in 1980. I went back to WSC and added a Masters of Science in Curriculum Development in 2006.
I taught part-time at Pope John, St. Boniface, St. Michael's and Petersburg Public schools for the first 4 years of my teaching career. I was a substitute teacher for 3 years in local schools before taking a position at Ewing Public in 1989. I taught at Ewing for eleven years until accepting the K-12 Art position at Elgin Public in 2000. This is my thirteenth year at EHS.
I grew up on a farm southeast of Elgin and graduated from Elgin Public in 1976. I am married to Steve Heithoff, owner of Heithoff Irrigation and we have two children. Michael is an electrician in Norfolk and Crystal is a substitute teacher for area schools. I enjoy gardening, reading, remodeling, decorating and seeing how many things come in purple.
My extra duties include Yearbook, the school web page and Prom. You can find updates throughout the year on the yearbook and prom under the "Activities" section of the school web page.
The Art students in addition to their class work also have the opportunity to enter their work in 5 Art shows in the spring. You can find information and updates on all of the shows under the "Activities" section as well.
As time allows I also post articles and photos of the students' work throughout the year in the "Academics" section on the web page so you may view your child's work.
My teaching goal is to help children develop a life long interest in Art. I show them that Art is something that they will use continually throughout their life from creating art to decorating their home. I help children to learn that anyone can create art if someone shows them how.
You can contact me by email at rheithof@esu8.org
